preservationist
noun
pres·er·va·tion·ist
ˌpre-zər-ˈvā-sh(ə-)nist 
: one who advocates preservation (as of a biological species or a historical landmark)
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Beyond his professional pursuits, Comley is a committed philanthropist and preservationist.
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
The symphony's plans were condemned by historic preservationists and people who remembered the theme park that had once sat on the banks of the Ohio River for more than a century.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 9 Mar. 2024
Covington, a historic preservationist working with America’s Routes, popped out and swept her arm toward a muddy ford the color of chocolate milk that submerged Philomont Road.
—Jayne Orenstein, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
The Florida House passed the measure on an 86-29 vote on Wednesday, despite objections from city officials and historic preservationists in Miami Beach who said the bill threatens to wipe out some of the city’s iconic Art Deco architecture.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
Recently saved from demolition by preservationists, the property was pulled by digger to an empty lot across the street in 2016.
—Victoria Woodcock, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
Behind the picture-perfect exteriors, though, a steady erosion of history has been underway for years, preservationists say, as ultrawealthy newcomers have remade the interiors of antique houses, wiping out centuries-old walls, staircases, fireplaces, doors and windows.
—Jenna Russell Matt Cosby, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
The replication and move are factors that preservationists say may diminish the historic value of the site.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
But to make way for the new residence building, most of the Richmond and South Seas hotels will be demolished, leaving just their facades, a plan that some preservationists have criticized.
—Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Nov. 2023
Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
The symphony's plans were condemned by historic preservationists and people who remembered the theme park that had once sat on the banks of the Ohio River for more than a century.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 9 Mar. 2024
Covington, a historic preservationist working with America’s Routes, popped out and swept her arm toward a muddy ford the color of chocolate milk that submerged Philomont Road.
—Jayne Orenstein, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
The Florida House passed the measure on an 86-29 vote on Wednesday, despite objections from city officials and historic preservationists in Miami Beach who said the bill threatens to wipe out some of the city’s iconic Art Deco architecture.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
Recently saved from demolition by preservationists, the property was pulled by digger to an empty lot across the street in 2016.
—Victoria Woodcock, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
Behind the picture-perfect exteriors, though, a steady erosion of history has been underway for years, preservationists say, as ultrawealthy newcomers have remade the interiors of antique houses, wiping out centuries-old walls, staircases, fireplaces, doors and windows.
—Jenna Russell Matt Cosby, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
The replication and move are factors that preservationists say may diminish the historic value of the site.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
But to make way for the new residence building, most of the Richmond and South Seas hotels will be demolished, leaving just their facades, a plan that some preservationists have criticized.
—Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Nov. 2023
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“Preservationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preservationist. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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